 1.Off to the front: Grim-faced relatives bid farewell at Waterloo Station to two soldiers from the Household Battalion in 1914  2.With is his arms protectively around his family, a soldier poses with family members as he prepares to board a train to the front. The moment was captured by Britain's first female press photographer, Christina Broom  3.On display: Christina Broom outside her stall. Britain's first female Press photographer was entirely self-taught  4.Doomed: Not a single soldier from this Irish Guards machine-gun team, pictured in 1914, survived the horrific slaughter on the battlefield  5.The war was three years old when this U.S. contingent arrived at Wellington Barracks, in London, in 1917 before heading out to the front  6.At peace: Grenadier Guards celebrate Christmas Day 1915 at Chelsea Barracks  7.Proud service: Indian officers return from the front and visit the Royal Mews in 1915
Tags: World war, Pictures, Indian officers, Royal Mews, Generation, Christina Broom.
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